Wars have been won and lost over the best place to grab a taco in Chicago (and many of them took place in my apartment, at 1 a.m.) Tacos are the delicious, hand-held comfort food of Chicago's most budget-minded, health-conscious and self-indulgent diners alike.

The 23-year-old was sitting in a car in the 1300 block of North Hudson about 3:15 a.m. when she heard gunfire and realized she’d been shot in the leg, police said. A friend took her to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where her condition was stabilized.

Police responded to a call of a person shot about 4:20 a.m. in the 2900 block of South Ashland and discovered the 24-year-old lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the upper chest, police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.

Two 17-year-old boys and a 21-year-old man were standing outside about 2:45 a.m. in the 1000 block of West 14th Street when a light-colored car drove up, police said. Two males exited the vehicle and fired shots before they jumped back in the car and it sped away.

The 31-year-old man and 32-year-old woman were standing outside with a group in the 5500 block of South Hermitage about 2 a.m., when they heard shots and realized they’d both been struck in the foot, police said. They were both taken to Holy Cross Hospital, where their conditions were stabilized.

The 29-year-old was in a vehicle in the 5100 block of West Division, when a light-colored car pulled alongside and someone inside fired shots, police said. The car then sped away southbound.

A 36-year-old woman was standing in the 11000 block of South Vernon at 11 p.m. when someone fired shots from a passing brown van, striking her in the leg, police said. She was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where her condition was stabilized.

10 wounded in overnight shootings across Chicago

Ten people were wounded in shootings across Chicago from late Friday night to early Saturday. Most recently, a man was critically injured in a Grand Boulevard neighborhood drive-by. About 4:30 a.m., the 24-year-old was standing outside near 42nd and State streets when a vehicle drove by and someone inside opened fire, police said.

The three people were standing outside in the 1000 block of West 14th Street when a light-colored sedan pulled up to them, said Chicago Police Department spokeswoman Officer Amina Greer. Two unknown attackers stepped out of the car and fired gunshots, Greer said.

At the scene of the shooting, police officers blocked off a section of West 14th Street west of Morgan Street with yellow tape.

The man was standing outside in the 4200 block of South State Street when someone fired shots from a passing vehicle, striking him in the back and in the right arm, police said.

...a.m. Saturday, a 24-year-old man was shot in the chest in the 2900 block of South Ashland Avenue in the Lower West Side neighorhood, police said. Police officers discovered the man lying on...

...on the South Side, Greer said. Both were standing outside with a group in the 5500 block of South Hermitage Avenue when they heard shots and realized they were struck, Greer said...

...neighborhood on the West Side, Greer said. The man was inside a vehicle in the 5100 block of West Division Street when a light-colored sedan pulled up alongside and someone inside it fired shots, Greer...

...neighborhood on the Far South Side, police said. The woman was standing outside in the 11000 block of South Vernon Avenue when someone fired shots from a passing brown van, Greer said. The woman was struck...

Woman hurt in drive-by shooting in Roseland

A 36-year-old woman was wounded in a drive-by shooting late Friday evening in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side, police said. The woman was standing outside in the 11000 block of South Vernon Avenue when someone fired shots from a passing brown van, said Chicago Police Department spokeswoman Officer Amina Greer.

Maple & Ash is slated to open at the end of August at 8 W. Maple St. in the Gold Coast neighborhood. Brian O’Connor, formerly general manager of Ria restaurant in the former Elysian Hotel, is managing partner. David Ochs, the executive chef/partner, was formerly sous-chef at Girl and the Goat.

Star sommelier Belinda Chang returns to Chicago

Belinda Chang is coming back to Chicago. The James Beard Award-winning sommelier, who grew up in Palatine and began her career at Charlie Trotter's, assumes the post of wine director at Maple & Ash, a steakhouse opening in Gold Coast this summer.

...future of Old Town's beloved Carl Street Studios continues, but the new owner of 159 W. Burton Place has an ace in his deck—a demolition permit. The building is a part of...

Developer Gets Demo Permit for Carl Street Studios Building

The battle for the future of Old Town's beloved Carl Street Studios continues, but the new owner of 159 W. Burton Place has an ace in his deck-a demolition permit. The building is a part of the Carl Street Studios development that was created by SAIC students and architects Sol Kogen and Edgar Miller in the 1920s.

A community is not a museum and must serve the changing needs of its residents.Old Town has room for the old and the new.Everything that is considered classic was once new. Let's not deny Old Town the right to a future legacy of great contemporary architecture which provides new housing and a very much needed tax revenue that comes from such development.

Next door, the site has been cleared for the 13-story Center Point Properties data center at Calumet and 21st...

Further north at 1333-1345 South Wabash, CMK's 144-unit condo project is finished, while the 28-story rental project One Triple Three next door has excavated the site.

Crossing into the Loop Community Area, JDL's 1000 South Clark with 29 floors and 469 rental units is just about topped out with glazing now...

The SCB-designed 1001 South State is now really starting to take off with the tower past the more complicated levels of the parking podium and amenity deck. The 40 story, 398 unit structure now reaches the 14th floor.

At the riverfront trio to the west, crews at the Goettsch Partners-designed 150 North Riverside has been busy installing steel as the much anticipated cantilever takes shape and the tower crane has been erected.

Meanwhile across the street, the Pickard Chilton designed River Point office tower at 444 West Lake has about 30 of its 53 floors of steel now framed out.

At 85 East Wacker Drive, work crews with W.E. O'Neil construction have now almost fully fireproofed the steel framed London House hotel annex and glass has begun installation on the first three floors.

Further north along State Street, the even more exclusive 4 East Elm, with 35 units in a slender 25-story SCB-designed tower has reached the 16th floor.

Take a Tour of the Building Boom Currently Underway in Downtown Chicago

Summer is cranking along and so is Chicago's construction scene. In case you've missed it, the city is experiencing a boom in new construction. Thousands of new apartment units and hotel rooms are on the way, and the city's skyline is littered with cranes that are helping construct these new developments.

August is not a quiet month, at least not in Chicago comedy. There is greatness everywhere. Greatness visiting from out of town and greatness we're privileged to have year around. Comedians visiting this month include: Jim Gaffigan, Dan Telfer, David Heti, John Roy, Dwayne Kennedy, Lahna Turner, Miranda Sings, Jay Phillips, Doug Benson, K-Von, Bill...

This studio in The Flats on LaSalle at 1140 N. LaSalle in the Gold Coast just came on the market. The building was constructed in 1924 as a luxury hotel. All of the units are either small one bedrooms or studios. There is no parking.

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